Ongoing medical and mental health care for sexual abuse victims and abusers

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Specialized Training: Investigating Sexual Abuse in
Correctional Settings
Notification of Curriculum Utilization
December 2013

The enclosed Specialized Training: Investigating Sexual Abuse in Correctional
Settings curriculum was developed by The Moss Group, Inc. (TMG) as part of
contract deliverables for the National PREA Resource Center (PRC), a cooperative
agreement between the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and the
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The PREA standards served as the basis for the
curriculum’s content and development with the goal of the Specialized Training:
Investigating Sexual Abuse in Correctional Settings curriculum to satisfy specific
PREA standard requirements.

It is recommended that the Specialized Training: Investigating Sexual Abuse in
Correctional Settings curriculum be reviewed in its entirety before choosing which
modules to use. Any alterations to the original materials must be acknowledged
during their presentation or requires removal of the PRC and TMG logos.

BJA is currently undergoing a comprehensive review of the enclosed curriculum for
official approval at which point the BJA logo may be added.

Note: Utilization of the enclosed curriculum, either in part or whole, does not
guarantee that an auditor will find a facility “meets standard”. Rather, an auditor
will take into consideration the curriculum used as part of their overall
determination of compliance.

Notice of Federal Funding and Federal Disclaimer – This project was supported by Grant No. 2010-RP-BX-
K001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of
Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender
Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of
Justice nor those of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), which administers the National PREA
Resource Center through a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Module 5:

Role of Medical And Mental Health
Practitioners in Investigations
Notice of Federal Funding and Federal Disclaimer–This project was supported by Grant No.2010-RP-BX-K001awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of
Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and theOffice of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of
view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice nor those of the
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), which administers the National PREA Resource Center through a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice
Assistance.
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Evidence Protocol and Forensic Exams
§115.(3)21 Evidence protocol and forensic medical
examinations
•Follow a uniform evidence protocol that is developmentally
appropriate and based on DOJ’s National Protocol for Sexual
Assault Medical Forensic Exams, Adult/Adolescents*.
•Offer all survivors access to exams, at no cost, when
appropriate.
•Exams must be performed by qualified medical professionals,
such as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners.

•*A National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations,
Adults/Adolescents is available at: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ovw/241903.pdf
Evidence Protocol and Forensic Exams –
Access to Advocates
§
115.(3)21(d) Evidence protocol and forensic medical
examinations
•Attempt to make available a victim advocate from a
rape crisis center (RCC) to provide accompaniment.
•If RCC is not available, qualified staff from community
organization or agency staff must accompany survivors.
•Document efforts to secure services from RCCs.
•Can use advocates from government agencies if they
are not affiliated with the criminal justice system and
provide a comparable level of confidentiality as
nongovernmental agencies.
Exam Evidence Protocol and Forensic
Exams – Access to Advocates
§115.(3)21(e-h) Evidence protocol and forensic
medical examinations
•Advocates accompany and support victims through
the exam process and investigative interviews and
provide emotional support, crisis intervention,
information, and referrals.
•A qualified agency staff member must be screened
for appropriateness and receive education on
sexual assault and forensic exams.
Specialized Training
§115.(3)35(a) Specialized training: Medical and
mental health care
Ensure medical and mental health staff are trained
in:
•How to detect and assess for signs of sexual abuse
and harassment
•How to preserve physical evidence of sexual abuse
•How to respond professionally to victims
•How and to whom to report allegations or
suspicions of sexual abuse or harassment
Specialized Training, Cont.
§115.(3)35(b-d) Specialized training: Medical
and mental health care
•Medical staff who perform forensic examinations
must receive appropriate training.
•Maintain documentation of medical and mental
health staff participation in required trainings.
•Ensure medical and mental health staff receive
appropriate staff, volunteer, or contractor
training, in addition to the specialized training
described above.
Access to Outside Confidential Services
§115.(3)53(a-b) Inmate/resident access to
outside confidential support services
•Provide inmates/residents with phone and mail
access to rape crisis and/or other victim
advocates.
•Enable reasonable communication in as
confidential a manner as possible.
•Inform inmates/residents of the extent to which
this communication is monitored and reports will
be filed in accordance with mandatory reporting
laws.
Access to Outside
Confidential Services - Agreements
§115.(3)53(c) Inmate/resident access to outside
confidential support services
•Enter into written agreements (MOUs) with
outside victim advocates who are able to provide
inmates/victims with confidential emotional
support.
•Document attempts to enter into such
agreements.